Option 1: Change File/Directory Ownership and Permissions
Change Ownership
Change the ownership of the target directory to the user you are using to log in via WinSCP. Typically, this is the ubuntu user for an Ubuntu EC2 instance.
sudo chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu /var/www/html/your-laravel-project
Change Permissions
Set the permissions so that the user has the necessary rights to move or modify files.
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/your-laravel-project
Reconnect with WinSCP
Reconnect to your EC2 instance using WinSCP and try to move the files again.
Option 2: Use Sudo in SCP (via Command Line)
If changing the permissions is not feasible, you can use the command line to perform the operation with sudo. Unfortunately, WinSCP does not support sudo directly, but you can use the command line for this.
Move Files Using SSH
Connect to your EC2 instance via SSH and move the files using sudo.
ssh -i /path/to/your-key.pem ubuntu@your-ec2-instance-public-dns
sudo mv /path/to/source /path/to/destination
Using SFTP with Sudo
Use an SFTP command line tool that supports sudo. Here is an example using scp:
# Copy file from local to remote using scp
scp -i /path/to/your-key.pem /local/path/to/file ubuntu@your-ec2-instance-public-dns:/remote/path
# Connect to EC2 instance
ssh -i /path/to/your-key.pem ubuntu@your-ec2-instance-public-dns
# Move file to target directory with sudo
sudo mv /remote/path/to/file /var/www/html/your-laravel-project
Option 3: Temporarily Change Permissions
If you prefer to use WinSCP and don't want to permanently change ownership, you can temporarily change the permissions of the target directory and then revert them after the operation.
Temporarily Change Permissions
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/your-laravel-project
Perform the Operation with WinSCP
Reconnect with WinSCP and move the files.
Revert Permissions
After the operation, revert the permissions to a secure state.
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/your-laravel-project
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/your-laravel-project
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